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ArticleNature communications2025

Three-dimensional nanoscale control of magnetism in crystalline Yttrium Iron Garnet.

Valerio Levati, Matteo Vitali, Andrea Del Giacco, Nicola Pellizzi, Raffaele Silvani, Luca Ciaccarini Mavilla, Marco Madami, Irene Biancardi, Davide Girardi, Matteo Panzeri and 15 more

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Article in Nature communications, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

25 authors.

Valerio Levati *Dipartimento di Fisica, Politecnico di Milano, Piazza Leonardo da Vinci 32, Milano, Italy.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4828-5263
Matteo Vitali *Dipartimento di Fisica, Politecnico di Milano, Piazza Leonardo da Vinci 32, Milano, Italy.
Andrea Del GiaccoDipartimento di Fisica, Politecnico di Milano, Piazza Leonardo da Vinci 32, Milano, Italy.
Nicola PellizziDipartimento di Fisica, Politecnico di Milano, Piazza Leonardo da Vinci 32, Milano, Italy.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9603-3258
Raffaele SilvaniDipartimento di Fisica e Geologia, Università di Perugia, Via A. Pascoli, Perugia, Italy.
Luca Ciaccarini MavillaDipartimento di Fisica e Geologia, Università di Perugia, Via A. Pascoli, Perugia, Italy.
Marco MadamiDipartimento di Fisica e Geologia, Università di Perugia, Via A. Pascoli, Perugia, Italy.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0727-1773
Irene BiancardiDipartimento di Fisica, Politecnico di Milano, Piazza Leonardo da Vinci 32, Milano, Italy.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0005-8073-7946
Davide GirardiDipartimento di Fisica, Politecnico di Milano, Piazza Leonardo da Vinci 32, Milano, Italy.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7605-8925
Matteo PanzeriDipartimento di Fisica, Politecnico di Milano, Piazza Leonardo da Vinci 32, Milano, Italy.
Piero FlorioDipartimento di Fisica, Politecnico di Milano, Piazza Leonardo da Vinci 32, Milano, Italy.
Maria CocconcelliDipartimento di Fisica, Politecnico di Milano, Piazza Leonardo da Vinci 32, Milano, Italy.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1201-0295
David BreitbachFachbereich Physik and Landesforschungszentrum OPTIMAS, Rheinland-Pfälzische Technische Universität Kaiserslautern-Landau, Kaiserslautern, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8506-5019
Philipp PirroFachbereich Physik and Landesforschungszentrum OPTIMAS, Rheinland-Pfälzische Technische Universität Kaiserslautern-Landau, Kaiserslautern, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0163-8634
Ludovica RovattiDipartimento di Meccanica, Politecnico di Milano, via La Masa 1, Milan, Italy.
Nora LecisDipartimento di Meccanica, Politecnico di Milano, via La Masa 1, Milan, Italy.
Federico MasperoDipartimento di Fisica, Politecnico di Milano, Piazza Leonardo da Vinci 32, Milano, Italy.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8220-5509
Riccardo BertaccoDipartimento di Fisica, Politecnico di Milano, Piazza Leonardo da Vinci 32, Milano, Italy.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8109-9166
Giacomo CorrielliIstituto di Fotonica e Nanotecnologie - Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (IFN-CNR), Piazza Leonardo da Vinci 32, Milano, Italy.
Roberto OsellameIstituto di Fotonica e Nanotecnologie - Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (IFN-CNR), Piazza Leonardo da Vinci 32, Milano, Italy.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4457-9902
Valeria RussoDipartimento di Energia, Laboratorio Materiali Micro e Nanostrutturati, Politecnico di Milano, via Lambruschini 4, Milano, Italy.
Andrea Li BassiDipartimento di Energia, Laboratorio Materiali Micro e Nanostrutturati, Politecnico di Milano, via Lambruschini 4, Milano, Italy.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1265-4971
Silvia TacchiIstituto Officina dei Materiali - Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (CNR-IOM), Sede Secondaria di Perugia c/o Dipartimento di Fisica e Geologia, Università di Perugia, Perugia, Italy. silvia.tacchi@iom.cnr.it.
Daniela PettiDipartimento di Fisica, Politecnico di Milano, Piazza Leonardo da Vinci 32, Milano, Italy. daniela.petti@polimi.it.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9273-1884
Edoardo AlbisettiDipartimento di Fisica, Politecnico di Milano, Piazza Leonardo da Vinci 32, Milano, Italy. edoardo.albisetti@polimi.it.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8134-0482

Funding

Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (German Research Foundation) 101042439EC | Horizon 2020 Framework Programme (EU Framework Programme for Research and Innovation H2020) 101070536EC | Horizon 2020 Framework Programme (EU Framework Programme for Research and Innovation H2020) 948225Fondazione Cariplo (Cariplo Foundation) 2022-1882Ministero dell'Istruzione, dell'Università e della Ricerca (Ministry of Education, University and Research) 2022P4485MMinistero dell'Istruzione, dell'Università e della Ricerca (Ministry of Education, University and Research) 2022ZRLA8FMinistero dell'Istruzione, dell'Università e della Ricerca (Ministry of Education, University and Research) ECS00000041Ministero dell'Istruzione, dell'Università e della Ricerca (Ministry of Education, University and Research) IR_0000015Ministero dell'Istruzione, dell'Università e della Ricerca (Ministry of Education, University and Research) R20FC3PX8R
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The exceptional magnetic, optical and phononic properties of Yttrium Iron Garnet (YIG) make it unique for spin-wave based and photonic applications. Yet, nanostructuring crystalline YIG and manipulating its magnetism in a non-destructive way is an outstanding challenge, and so far mostly limited to two-dimensional capabilities. Here, we show that irradiation of single-crystal YIG films with a focused UV laser drives a stable, giant enhancement of the perpendicular magnetic anisotropy, preserving the crystalline quality. This modulation is highly confined at the nanoscale in both the lateral and vertical directions, and its extension within the volume can be finely tuned with a continuous depth-control. By harnessing these three-dimensional anisotropy profiles, we demonstrate a large tuning of the spin-wave band structure, volume spatial localization, and non-reciprocity, realizing proof-of-principle 3D magnonic crystals. This straightforward, single-step, laser nanofabrication of three-dimensional magnetic systems based on crystalline YIG thin films opens the way to design novel functions in magnonic and magneto-optic devices.

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